George Dunbar, Earl of March

Also known as: George earle of March / George of Dunbar / earle of the marches of Scotland · Family: Scotland · Role: earl · First appears: Henry IV 8

Life events

• c. 1400 · Robert III stripped George Dunbar of his dignities and possessions after his flight to England.(Henry IV 8 · 📍 England)
  • With: Robert III
  • “George of Dunbar, earle of the marches of Scotland, being in displeasure with Robert king of Scots, fled into England, to Henrie earle of Northumberland, whervpon the Scotish king depriued him of all his dignities and possessions, and caused his goods to be confiscate”
• 1402 · Henry Percy, Hotspur and George Dunbar defeated Archibald Douglas and captured several Scottish earls.(Henry IV 10 · 📍 Homildon)
  • With: Archibald Douglas, Earl of Douglas Hotspur Murdac Stewart, Earl of Fife Thomas Dunbar, Earl of Moray Robert de Umphraville, Earl of Angus
  • “For at a place called Homildon, they were so fiercelie assailed by the Englishmen, vnder the leading of the lord Persie; surnamed Henrie Hotspur, and George earle of March, that with violence of the English shot they were quite vanquished and put to flight, on the Rood daie in haruest, with a great slaughter made by the Englishmen. ... and of prisoners among other were these, Mordacke earle of Fife, son to the gouernour Archembald earle Dowglas, which in the fight lost one of his eies, Thomas erle of Murrey, Robert earle of Angus”

Henry IV 8

• enemies with Robert III “George of Dunbar, earle of the marches of Scotland, being in displeasure with Robert king of Scots, fled into England, to Henrie earle of Northumberland, whervpon the Scotish king depriued him of all his dignities and possessions, and caused his goods to be confiscate”
• with Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland (George Dunbar fled to Henry Percy for refuge.) “George of Dunbar, earle of the marches of Scotland, being in displeasure with Robert king of Scots, fled into England, to Henrie earle of Northumberland”
• with Henry IV (Henry IV granted George Dunbar and his company safe conduct.) “and considering that he had granted a safe conduct to the earle and his companie, he should neither without cause reasonable breake his promise, nor yet deface his honor.”

Henry IV 10

• allies with Hotspur “they were so fiercelie assailed by the Englishmen, vnder the leading of the lord Persie; surnamed Henrie Hotspur, and George earle of March, that with violence of the English shot they were quite vanquished and put to flight”
• enemies with Archibald Douglas, Earl of Douglas “Archembald earle Dowglas sore displeased in his mind for this ouerthrow, procured a commission to inuade England, and that to his cost, as ye may likewise read in the Scotish histories. For at a place called Homildon, they were so fiercelie assailed by the Englishmen, vnder the leading of the lord Persie; surnamed Henrie Hotspur, and George earle of March”

Henry IV 11

• sworn: Henry IV “the same earle shewed himselfe faithfull to the king & his realme.”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.